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SoloSojourner
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Former Twitter user, deleted my account the day Elon’s acquisition was final. I retired in 2022 and began living my dream of traveling around the world 🌍. Knowing true freedom for the first time in my life. #Travel #Nature #Photography #Observations
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Buddy, my best friend of 18 years, RIP.
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

A sea iguana rests at the middle post’s base, perched on a sunlit rock. With a sudden leap, it commits to the water, slicing into the surf and gliding toward the kelp beds, ready for a salty feast of seaweed.

#Photography
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I can’t wait to see Pacho again. It’s been a while since we were last together. He’s not my cat, he’s his own Tom. A wild Ocicat who followed me home from a walk and stayed until I moved on. Monday can’t come soon enough for me, and I hope for Pacho too.

#Caturday
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Neon island themed Christmas lights glow on lamp posts: tortoises, sea lions, jellyfish, sharks, crabs, pelicans, and blue footed boobies all glowing above the weekly Friday night street fair. My last.

#Photography
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The consensus seems to be that Post Malone’s performance wasn’t his best work. His vocals were flat, if not off-key; the sound mixing was a complete failure, & his energy level was lackluster at best. Performers aren’t machines, they are human beings, & they have bad days. Post had one. It’s okay.
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Raise your foreflipper if you’re committed to a joyful day. Bend over backward like a contortionist if that’s how far you’ll go to make it happen. Happy Thanksgiving from the coalition of committed sea lions.

#Photography
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday in a broken economy, watching wallets empty into billionaires’ pockets while many claim to struggle. Times are rough or not, but ask yourself: why trade survival for sales? Hold tight to what matters, because discounts will not feed you when shelves at home run bare.
#BoycottBlackFriday
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Heartbreak for Ukraine, betrayed by hollow promises. EU & NATO chose half‑measures, feckless capitulation dressed as strategy. Weakness has a price, and history will not forgive those who signaled surrender instead of resolve. The U.S. will also turn its back on the EU & NATO in their time of need.
Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only "minor details" to settle, official says, but no word from Russia
A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today, it's 0.7%.

Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it's been proven to work safely and effectively time and time again.

RFK Jr. is an attorney not a doctor. There’s a difference.

#FAFO
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
43 & 45 drove debt sky‑high with unpaid tax cuts & programs. 44 & 46 added trillions trying to repair the crises Republicans left behind. From $5.8T to $36.6T, Republican presidencies show the cost of reckless policy & crisis recovery. Democratic presidencies reflect attempts to save the Republic.
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The market’s 600+ point surge is fueled by corporate buybacks, not broad investor demand. Firms exiting blackout windows are repurchasing at record pace, boosting EPS optics while leaving credit and liquidity risks unresolved. A rally built on balance sheet optics, not fundamentals.

#NYSE #AIbubble
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Newsmax, OAN, MSNOW (MSNBC), CNN all aired Trump’s “peace deals” optics but never exposed the lie: NO FORMAL CEASEFIRES, NO DURABLE PEACE. Fact‑checkers proved it, yet broadcast networks have stayed silent. Accountability demands truth, not theater. Why are they covering for 47?
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Newsmax, OAN, MSNOW (MSNBC), CNN all aired Trump’s “peace deals” optics but never exposed the lie: NO FORMAL CEASEFIRES, NO DURABLE PEACE. Fact‑checkers proved it, yet broadcast networks have stayed silent. Accountability demands truth, not theater. Why are they covering for 47?
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Watching @chrislhayes.bsky.social casually drop the Latin term ‘sui generis’ while interviewing Mayor‑Elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, saying ‘New York is a very sui generis place,’ & Mamdani stopping the interview to ask what it meant was proof that Mamdani is the real deal and Chris is too much.
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The sharp drop in the U.S. trade deficit in August wasn’t driven by stronger exports, but by a steep decline in imports due to tariffs & weaker demand. That signals economic stress rather than healthy trade growth.

Imports dropped 5.1% to $340.4 billion—Exports barely rose (0.1%) to $280.8 billion.
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Galápagos indulgence: Passion Fruit Cheesecake tangs the tropics, Red Velvet stuns with depth, and Torte de Chocolat seals it rich, three favorite decadent riffs on dessert. Hoping to find a fourth before I depart.

#Photography
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

A Great Blue Heron stands watch on the platform while a Brown Pelican perches above, two Galápagos natives sharing mangrove shade and coastal rhythm in this layered moment of wild coexistence.

#Photography
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

A crab scuttles across wet concrete, one leg shy yet undeterred, its rhythm uneven but resolute, embodying resilience in each sideways stride against the tide’s relentless call.

#Photography #Video
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Puerto Ayora’s port hums with boats, seabirds wheeling above a cloud‑laden sky, the marine layer draping the horizon in a shifting sliver of blue, softening the bustle into a tranquil seascape.

#Photography
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I was thinking…

47’s policies largely echo historic GOP priorities: tax cuts, deregulation, conservative judges. The real breaks came in trade, foreign policy, and his executive style. GOP criticism targets not the substance but his abrupt, personalized, populist implementation.

1/2 #FAFO #Vote
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
With wars, climate crises, hunger & injustice unfolding daily, it feels disheartening that the top five trending topics on #Bluesky are all about sports. The world aches for attention to urgent realities, yet distraction dominates the feed, leaving silence where solidarity & humanity should rise.
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Pelicans preen, sea iguanas bask, red crabs cling to black rock as white‑capped waves crash, Santa Fe Island shimmering beyond, my Puerto Ayora spot alive with rhythm and wild grace.

#Photography
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
November 2025–

Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz
Galápagos Islands - Ecuador 🇪🇨

Sea iguanas gather on the porch in the sun & shade, claws clattering on planks, tails whipping like monsters from a film. Heads white with salt expelled after an underwater meal of algae and seaweed from the abyss.

#Photography
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Friday’s light breaks through with quiet strength, cumulus grounded, cirrus reaching. Let the sky remind you: clarity lives above the storm, and every soft glow is a promise. Keep rising, keep watching. The weekend begins with wonder.

#Photography #Rise #Resist #Persist
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
November 2025–

Jáco, Costa Rica 🇨🇷

In 15 days I’ll be back in Costa Rica’s rainforest. The air hums with life: three-toed sloths, domesticated ocelots and howler calls echoing, active volcanoes and the dense green canopy embracing every step with wild, untamed renewal.

#Photography
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
November 2017–

Camptonville, California - USA 🇺🇸

TBF — Remembering the ‘Ultimate Bloody Mary’ served with enthusiasm at Burgee Dave’s at the Mayo. It wasn’t just a cocktail; it was a meal; it was an experience.

#Photography #iMemories
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM